Zaouiat Ahmed Ben Yaddas

Zaouiat Ahmed Ben Yaddas is in Boujdour Province, in the Laâyoune-Sakia El Hamra region. It is on the Atlantic coast about 20 kilometres (12 mi) south of Aftissat.[1] It is 84 kilometres (52 mi) south of Boujdour on the coast road that leads to Dakhla.[2]

The site is named after the Maliki leader Ahmed bin Yidas, born in the year 1191 to the Awlad Tadrarine tribe. The Zaouiat Ahmed Ben Yaddas is considered one of the most ancient and most important zaouiats in the desert region.[3] The Ahmed bin Yidas Association for Social, Cultural and Educational Development arranges three-day religious ceremonies at Zaouiat Ahmed Ben Yaddas each year, assisted by the tribe of Ouled Tidrarin Fakhda al-Yidadas.[4]